# Art of conversation: 10-minute Talk

Art of conversation: 10-minute Talk at National Gallery, Friday 13 November 2026, 16:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: National Gallery, London
- With: Erin-Jane Golding
- Go to page: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/art-of-conversation-10-minute-talk-autumn-2026

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A ten-minute gallery talk at the National Gallery called 'Art of conversation', part of a series of talks and conversations. Speaker Erin-Jane Golding, a multidisciplinary creative, artist and cultural programmer who develops events at the National Gallery, leads it, inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation'. The talk asks how we should converse with art, challenging the worry that visitors need art-historical knowledge or the 'right' interpretation to engage with a painting. Drawing on her own reflections, Erin invites everyone to explore looking, questioning and interpretation, celebrating that there is no single way to make meaning from art.

## Dates

- Friday 13 November 16:00 — National Gallery

Written by a model, sources: [nationalgallery.org.uk](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/art-of-conversation-10-minute-talk-autumn-2026)

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